CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 346, Sec. 3.

§§ 10720–10720.9 · 7 sections

• § 10720 This part shall be known, and may be cited, as the “Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.”
• § 10720.1 In enacting this part, it is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the following: (a) To provide for the sustainable management of groundwater basins. (b)…
• § 10720.3 (a) This part applies to all groundwater basins in the state. (b) To the extent authorized under federal or tribal law, this part applies to an Indian tribe…
• § 10720.5 (a) Groundwater management pursuant to this part shall be consistent with Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution. Nothing in this part modifies…
• § 10720.7 (a) (1) By January 31, 2020, all basins designated as high- or medium-priority basins by the department that have been designated in Bulletin 118, as it may be…
• § 10720.8 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (e), this part does not apply to the following adjudicated areas or a local agency that conforms to the requirements of…
• § 10720.9 All relevant state agencies, including, but not limited to, the board, the regional water quality control boards, the department, and the Department of Fish…